Resident Evil Requiem will give Leon S. Kennedy about half of the game's runtime as the controllable character, according to new statements made by the game's director. Many fans of the horror game series have been waiting patently for the chance to step into the role of Leon again, and Resident Evil Requiem looks ready to appeal to that section of the fan base in a big way.
Rumors about whether Leon would be appearing in the upcoming Resident Evil game have been swirling for a long time, but a solid answer was recently made clear during The Game Awards 2025. There, a new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem confirmed Leon's return to the franchise, though it didn't actually show him until the last minute of its nearly three-and-a-half-minute run, as he comes to the rescue by scoring zombie headshots with his trusty sidearm. That was likely a clever ploy by Capcom to build up suspense during the gaming world's biggest night of the year, and it seems to have paid off, as posts across social media the following day are celebrating his inclusion in the game.
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